Saudi 80 Series Falls Down a Well

[jonharis]

Well I searched around to see if this had been posted but I have not found anything, even if it has it's may be a good refresher. I think this happened back in 2010. When in the desert, watch where you drive.

[FONT=&quot]V8 Land-Cruiser in Saudi falls down a 60m well

You'd think that they'd at least put up a flag to let people know there's
A 100 mt hole there. This happened in Saudi a few days ago.
In areas where there is fresh water under ground the locals dig wells
And support the sides with concrete and stones to keep the sand from
Falling back in to the well. Some of these are up to 100 meters deep.
This particular one was 60 meters deep and 4 meters wide, located
Outside the small town of Riyadh in the center of Saudi.

The guys went out in the desert for a bit of 4X4 fun on a Thursday when one of them
Drove in to the well and dropped 60 meters to the bottom with his
V8 Cruiser.

Rescue workers retrieved the car and the driver had a
mild concussion from hitting his head against the wind screen.
Hard to believe he is alive.

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[timer00]

Wow thats some crazy stuff.. hope they changed his pants in the hospital

 

[busmup808]

Wow at least he didn't die. I'd buy the truck for parts.

 

[Kernal]

Seen it before in ??chat IIRC.

 

[jonharis]

Seen it before in ??chat IIRC.

Yes folks, you saw it there first. But thinks always end badly in chat. I figured that the 80 crowd would be more interested in disseminating the intricacies of the crash worthies of the vehicle. All things considered it looks like it and it's inhabitants fared well in their endeavor.

 

[greentruck]

If you gotta crash, there are much worse performing vehicles to do it in than an 80. Amazing "car"-nage, yet the driver seems little the worse for wear. Bet he had to change his shorts.

In a bid to keep it tech, the size of the truck vs the well diameter probably saved his life. A smaller vehicle wouldn't have made as much contact with the sides of the well on the way down, bouncing around. Doing that shredded the sheet metal, absorbing energy and slowing the fall. The noise must've been horrendous, too.

Definitely an E ticket+++ ride.

 

[thisbugger]

WOW!!!

 

[landtoy80]

This can and has happened here in Colorado. Back in the 1990's a State Patrol friend showed me pics of a truck that went down a mine shaft in Central City, CO. They use to cover the mine shafts with wood. Over time the wood would get covered with dirt and the wood would rot and if you drove or walked over the well when its all rotted you will get a ride of your life.
Later when I drove a concrete truck we capped the old mine shaft with concrete. So when the concrete fails in the future people will be falling down the mine shafts all over again.

Be careful in mining country.

Here is some abandoned mine fatalities data
AbandonedMinesFatalities
Abandoned Mines Injuries

June 19, 1987 --Two 21-year old men were test driving a new 4-wheel drive vehicle in Gilpin County. One of the men was in the jeep when the jeep went into the Empress Mine shaft, fell, and the jeep became lodged 34 feet down the shaft. The vehicle had to be removed in order to continue rescue efforts. The man’s body was eventually found 350 feet below the surface.

October 27, 1985 --A 28-year old man drove his motorcycle into a 40-foot deep mine shaft just west of Central City in Gilpin County and suffered severe leg injuries

June 1995 --A man drove his truck into a mine which opened up in the middle of the road in Gilpin County.

 

[TX_TLC]

Just as a point of discussion, I don't believe the first picture of the a deep deep endless well is the well he land cruiser fell down. Look how the rocks on the sides of the rest of the pictures stop several feet down. Also that is the only photo that isn't the same dimensions of the rest.

Not saying it wasn't a wild ride, but maybe even the Saudi's exaggerate email "forwards"....

 

[livinoffroad]

My "next door" neighbor and I, both built our houses on patented mine claims. He has a 12 ft dia. ventilation shaft about 60 ft deep on his property, and there's a chance that a backcountry skier could fall in, but I can't get him to build a fence around it.

 

[Berkeley91FJ80]

Well, was the Cruiser still driveable or not??!?!

 

[PDoyle]

My "next door" neighbor and I, both built our houses on patented mine claims. He has a 12 ft dia. ventilation shaft about 60 ft deep on his property, and there's a chance that a backcountry skier could fall in, but I can't get him to build a fence around it.

You guys need to be on that tv show Preppers.

 

[KingKong]

June 1995 --A man drove his truck into a mine which opened up in the middle of the road in Gilpin County.

well damn, is this a back country dirt road or what?

 

[grahamo]

I'm surprised he didn't just drive it out. 80 4-evar.

 

[dnp]

This can and has happened here in Colorado. Back in the 1990's a State Patrol friend showed me pics of a truck that went down a mine shaft in Central City, CO. They use to cover the mine shafts with wood. Over time the wood would get covered with dirt and the wood would rot and if you drove or walked over the well when its all rotted you will get a ride of your life.
Later when I drove a concrete truck we capped the old mine shaft with concrete. So when the concrete fails in the future people will be falling down the mine shafts all over again.

Be careful in mining country.

Here is some abandoned mine fatalities data
AbandonedMinesFatalities
Abandoned Mines Injuries

June 19, 1987 --Two 21-year old men were test driving a new 4-wheel drive vehicle in Gilpin County. One of the men was in the jeep when the jeep went into the Empress Mine shaft, fell, and the jeep became lodged 34 feet down the shaft. The vehicle had to be removed in order to continue rescue efforts. The man’s body was eventually found 350 feet below the surface.

October 27, 1985 --A 28-year old man drove his motorcycle into a 40-foot deep mine shaft just west of Central City in Gilpin County and suffered severe leg injuries

June 1995 --A man drove his truck into a mine which opened up in the middle of the road in Gilpin County.

Looks to me like the best advice would be to avoid any off-road activities in Gilpin County.......

 

[Stevesnj]

They try starting it? Bet it would